RUMA said the site provided impartial, factual information for commentators, media and industry to readily access.

The website, which has been expertly put together, is well worth a look.

It reports on the progress made by RUMA members, including NPA, to reduce antibiotic use and refine practices without jeopardising the high health and welfare standards of our livestock.

RUMA Secretary General John FitzGerald said: “Handy downloadable infographics and the latest news will help inform the debate around this important topic as there is a tendency to attribute the growth in resistant bacteria mainly to the farming industry, which is not borne out by the facts.”

Resistance in humans continues to be largely attributed to human medicine, according to RUMA. For example, studies across five European countries including the UK indicate farm animal use is potentially associated with as few as one in every 370 human clinical cases of E. coli infection.

Mr FitzGerald added: “The industry, vets and farmers have a major part to play and a shared responsibility in looking at ways to reduce antibiotic use and refine practices but it’s important to recognise the transfer of resistant bacteria from animal to human currently remains very low. We must work to keep it that way.

NPA in World Antibiotic Awareness Week

The NPA has issued a press release outlining progress in implementing its Antibiotic Stewardship Programme.

Follow the NPA's Twitter feed during Antibiotic Awareness Week for regular insight and information on the use of antibiotics in pig farming.

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